CAT/C/ITA/CO/5-6 personnel dealing with detainees on how to detect and document physical and psychological sequelae of torture and ill-treatment (art. 10). 31. The State party should: (a) Further develop mandatory in-service training programmes to ensure that all public officials, in particular law enforcement officials, prison staff and medical personnel employed in prisons, are well acquainted with the provisions of the Convention and are fully aware that violations will not be tolerated and will be investigated, and that those responsible will be prosecuted and, upon conviction, be appropriately sanctioned; (b) Ensure that all relevant staff, including medical personnel, are specifically trained to identify cases of torture and ill-treatment, in accordance with the Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the Istanbul Protocol); (c) Develop and apply a methodology for evaluating the effectiveness of educational and training programmes relating to the Convention and the Istanbul Protocol. Conditions of detention 32. The Committee appreciates the measures adopted by the State party to reduce prison overcrowding and to limit the use of remand in custody. Nevertheless, according to the information supplied by the delegation, in September/October 2017 the prison population stood at 57,551 against a total capacity of 50,920, with a number of prisons well over the maximum capacity, and 35 per cent of detainees in pretrial detention, including convicts with an appeal pending. The Committee takes note of the information provided by the delegation on the progress made following the judgment of 8 January 2013 of the European Court of Human Rights in Torreggiani and others v. Italy, but remains concerned at the conditions of detention in some detention facilities, such as the Florence State Police Headquarters (Questura). It is also concerned at reported arbitrary practices, in particular abusive strip searches. The Committee also notes the existence of special units reserved for female detainees with children, and the establishment of specialized health-care units within existing penitentiary institutions. Furthermore, it notes that prison medical personnel have an obligation to document and report any evidence of maltreatment observed during the initial medical examination of detainees. It regrets, however, that the State party did not indicate the number of cases reported by prison medical personnel as potential cases of torture or ill-treatment, during the period under review. 33. The State party should: (a) Continue its efforts to improve conditions of detention and alleviate the overcrowding of penitentiary institutions and other detention facilities, including through the application of non-custodial measures. In that connection, the Committee draws the State party’s attention to the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) and the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules); (b) Urgently adopt measures to remedy any deficiency related to general living conditions in police detention facilities, including deficiencies related to light, sanitation, and access to the open air and physical exercise; (c) prolonged; Ensure, in law and practice, that pretrial detention is not excessively (d) visitors; Ensure that prison search procedures are not degrading to inmates or (e) Provide information on the number of cases reported by prison medical personnel as possible instances of torture or ill-treatment. 7